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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2015, 09:08
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

Without agreeing or disagreeing with Sharkey, a...

Without agreeing or disagreeing with Sharkey, a few points.


If what he says is so ludicrous, rather than playing the man, play the ball.

One of you surely has the time to take each of his...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 13:42
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

I don't really think that we stitched them. They...

I don't really think that we stitched them. They were stitched by the political requirements. Neither it nor lynx is really a suitable helicopter for the Army role, but hey, what can you do?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 11:57
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

Well, it's going to be interesting times for the...

Well, it's going to be interesting times for the FAA.

If we can survive the obvious problem of operating at a nearly unsustainably small size for a little bit longer, the world is pretty rosy.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 11:39
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

You didn't run the RAF in the 70's did you? ...

You didn't run the RAF in the 70's did you?

That is almost word for word what the RAF said that killed off our carriers.

At the time, of course the RAF had really long range bombers and a vast...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 11:35
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

While I think we are all aware that my jibe about...

While I think we are all aware that my jibe about bosses behaviour was in jest rather than a real reason, I don't think that your examples are really similar.

A radome problem is an...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 11:28
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

Hmm. I must have forgotten my meds.....:uhoh:

Hmm.

I must have forgotten my meds.....:uhoh:
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 11:26
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

Only time will tell if that is true. It may well...

Only time will tell if that is true. It may well be a great aircraft, eventually.

It is, however, a compromise that is necessary for some of the uses it is designed for.



A full size carrier...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 09:34
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

Yes 24 will be a start, though the lunacy of...

Yes 24 will be a start, though the lunacy of having a full size carrier with only the capabilities of a small carrier is maddening.

We could have had real capability in the manner of a US carrier...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2015, 08:34
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By Tourist

So why do the Americans bother then? Are they...

So why do the Americans bother then? Are they idiots?
Why did the French do it that way in Libya?
Why are the Chinese building Carriers?


I often hear how quickly the RAF can deploy to an...
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